News & Events

Indiana Avenue will be closed between Lincoln and Plymouth avenues all day Wednesday, May 23, to allow contractor Rieth Riley Construction to adjust the castings on Indiana Avenue. This will be a one-day closure and barricades will be set up on at Lincoln Avenue and on Plymouth Avenue. The official detour route will be Plymouth […]

Note: The following message is from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. Elkhart County was one of nine Indiana counties affected by the flooding in February and March. If your employment was interrupted or lost due to the flooding, read below.  Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) is available to eligible individuals as a result of a […]

Note: The following press release from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Indiana Department of Homeland Security. Residents in ELKHART COUNTY qualify for assistance if they experienced property damage during the flooding in February. The deadline to apply is July 5, 2018.  If you live in one of the nine Indiana counties designated for […]

Please join us Monday, May 7 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Chamber of Commerce, 232 S. Main Street, for an open house on the planning of Main Street improvements. Once the Indiana Department of Transportation completes work on the new US 33 North Connector, ownership of Main Street will be transferred to the […]

To allow Goshen drivers that have patiently endured the two-year building process of the bridge connecting the area in front of Goshen High School to the east end of Pike Street, the City has arranged for a time for everyone to see the huge project for up close and personal—for themselves! You are invited to […]

The Goshen Street Department will have its spring brush and leaf collection from April 30  to May 11, 2018. During this first collection they will pick up both leaves and brush. Please have the brush and leaves out before the April 30 start date to insure pick up. Because of the large amount of brush […]

In connection with the US 33 Northern Connector project, S. Eighth Street will be closed between Washington Street and Lincoln Avenue on Monday, April 16, 2018. The contractor also will be setting up a lane shift on Lincoln Avenue just west of the railroad tracks to allow for the construction of the water main. The […]

On Monday, April 9, Rieth Riley will start construction again on the US 33 connector route. This year, construction will be primarily located at the US 33, Madison and Monroe Street location, near the high school where the new roadway will connect at Monroe Street. For the first phase this year, traffic will be shifted […]

On Monday, April 9, 2018, Rieth-Riley Construction will close Kercher Road (CR 38) between the railroad tracks and Weymouth Boulevard. Weymouth Boulevard and Kercher Road will remain open during this phase. Kercher Road is expected to reopen mid-November this year. Several of the utility companies have already begun relocating their facilities for the construction of […]

The Goshen Fire Department will test the tornado sirens Tuesday, March 20 at 10 a.m. and at 7 p.m. as part of the Statewide Tornado Drill. The annual Indiana Severe Weather and Flood Preparedness Week runs from March 18 through March 24 this year. As part of NWS efforts to build a Weather Ready Nation, the goal […]